About 25 years ago, when I was organizing what today is WholeHealth Chicago, I attempted to learn everything I could about all the fields of what was then called alternative medicine. Since naturopathic medicine, or naturopathy, didn’t really exist in Illinois (perpetually blocked by the Illinois State Medical Society), I flew to the west coast […]
WholeHealth Chicago Wheaton
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We are thrilled to bring our services to the western suburbs!
We are a healthcare practice that strives to integrate the best of conventional and complementary medicine in a caring and healing environment. We believe that both health and disease are functions of physical, emotional, nutritional, and spiritual influences. Many health issues are rooted in a patient’s personal biography – the story of your life – and are most effectively treated by addressing root causes rather than symptoms alone.
Our Practitioners
Kelsie Lazzell, DC, ND
Functional Medicine Physician
By supporting the basic naturopathic principle of working with the body versus against the body, Dr Lazzell is able to bring your body’s innate healing ability to the forefront. She works with general lifestyle modifications such as diet, movement, stress, and detoxification to optimize overall health while also being able to support you with higher interventions such as direct supplemental support, IV nutrients, and peptide therapy.
Utilizing advanced functional laboratory testing she is able to obtain a complete picture of how each body system is functioning, allowing her to see the overall dynamics of the body compared to individual moving parts.
Dr Lazzell has advanced training in chronic conditions such as mold/mycotoxicity, chronic viral infections like Epstein Barr, autoimmune conditions, and chronic fatigue. Due to working with such complex issues, she has a vast understanding of the contributing factors such as cortisol, thyroid, and hormones, digestive health and overall nutrient status. With her additional training as a chiropractor and certified acupuncturist, she is able to combined a true whole body approach to treatment.
Kristen Halland, DC, CCN, DABCA
Medicine Physician
Dr. Halland is a seasoned clinician specializing in Functional Medicine. Since beginning practice in 2010, she has placed emphasis on a whole-person lens to care and has a strong belief that an integrative, collaborative team care model will serve the patient best with her role being to exhaust the natural options as often as possible!
Dr. Halland is comfortable in general care from the natural perspective but has seen particular success in complex cases, the emerging covid long-haul and dysautonomia cases we're now seeing, and GI cases. She also has a special clinical interest in balancing female hormones naturally.
As a post-grad instructor for continuing medical education her most recent courses developed have been on Anti-Aging and Vitamin D.
Our Services
We are currently offering the following services at our Mt Greenwood location with more coming soon!
Infusion Therapy
Natural Apothecary
Internal Medicine
Functional Medicine
Nutritional Counseling
Anti-Aging Therapies
Laboratory Services
Regenerative Medicine
Treatments Offered For
Allergies & Food Sensitivities
Anti-Aging & optimization
Candida (Yeast) & Parasite Issues
Cardiovascular health & disease prevention
Environmental Sensitivities
Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue
Gut health & digestive concerns
Immune and Inflammation support
Lyme disease and tick-borne illness
Men's Health
Preventive Health & Physicals
Thyroid, Adrenal & Sex Hormone Issues
Weight Management
Women’s health & pregnancy support
Health Tips
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Depressed? Anxious? In the cynical ideal world of your insurance company’s CEO, he’d like you to have a one visit with your primary care provider (PCP) and, if you absolutely must, a referral to a visit to a mental health counselor. Not too many of these visits, as these cost money and you’re usually allowed […]
“I’m about to run out of my hormones….my Adderall..my blood pressure meds.” “My pharmacist said he sent a FAX…I need an early refill…I’m leaving for Paris in 3 days!” Okay, okay, slow down. I’m going to walk you through the incredible complexity of rules and regulations concerning your prescriptions. On the one hand, my dedicated […]
Sex hormones are not to be taken lightly. Some recent research measuring blood levels of estrogen in several hundred young women and then making facial “composite photos” showed that those with normal to high (but not too high) levels of estrogen were more physically (read “sexually”) appealing. Go overboard with estrogen and all sorts of […]
Patients come to WholeHealth Chicago regularly with this common refrain: “You’re the fourth (or seventh or tenth) doctor I’ve seen. I feel terrible but am always told that my tests are normal and there’s nothing wrong with me.” Then they’ll add: “I read about Candida overgrowth and the symptoms seem to fit me exactly. I […]